He explained that there was nothing about the painful crash that could have been prevented.

Asked if he has a phobia of bicycles now, he told Time Out Singapore: "No, I think that's the wrong way to live. I'm going to ride bicycles again.

"I'm going to ski, I'm going to go on skateboards.

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She shared snaps of his injuries online

" If I'm going to break my arm then I'm going to break my arm, nothing's going to stop me from having accidents."

While Ed was working on his latest album, Divide, he took a break from social media and he thinks it would be "very, very difficult" for younger people to follow his lead because they "know nothing" outside of the digital age.

He explained said: "I think it'll be very very difficult for this new generation because they've known nothing but social media...

"But you and I have lived without Facebook, Instagram and Twitter when we were growing up.

"It was easy for me because I could just revert back to being 14 and not need a phone."

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The singer had to cancel his tour as he was unable to play guitar

When asked for advice he would give to fans planning to follow in his footsteps, he added: "I'd say to start small.

"Going out to a bar with your mates, or dinner, you really don't need a phone then.

"Or don't sleep with your phone by the bed so you wake up and check it.

"I went completely cold turkey because that's the kind of person I am, but I would never say to a person 'Don't have a phone.'"